New and ongoing programs at the Dayton Memorial Library

DAYTON--A beginning sign language class is starting up on Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Delany Room at the Dayton Memorial Library, according to Vicki Zoller at the library.

Zoller said the class is for anyone who would like to learn an alternative method of communication with small children, or with family members who have lost the ability to communicate because of medical issues, such as stroke.

Lois Farnsworth Whysong will teach the basic skills class. Additional monthly classes are being considered, Zoller said.

Bring a sack lunch and your electronic devices to the Brown Bag Workshop, on Jan. 26, at 12 p.m. in the Delany Room, to learn how to download Ebooks. The workshop is also offered at 6:30 p.m., on Jan. 26, for people who can’t make it to the earlier session.

The library has electronic devices that can be checked out, Zoller added. The Brown Bag Workshops will take place on the fourth Thursday of each month.

Ongoing programs at the library include story time for preschoolers, which takes place on Wednesday mornings at 10 a.m. in the childrens’ library, and family story time, and dinner, which takes place on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Book Chat, the “Not a Book Club Book Club,” will meet on Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. in the Delany Room. Book Chat is open to everyone.

“We don’t read and dissect any one book, but instead explore all aspects of reading, and literature,” said Zoller. “It’s a wonderful way to find out about new books to read, or old ones to re-read. And there is always homemade pie,” she added.